Low density polyethylene film (LDPE) microplastic fragments successfully degraded in water using visible-light-excited heterogeneous ZnO photocatalysts.…
Habitable zone planet finder enables discovery of planets around cool stars
A new astronomical spectrograph built by a Penn State-led team of scientists provides the highest precision…
World’s biggest bee found alive
A giant bee, thought lost to science decades ago, has been re-discovered on an Indonesian island.
Teeny T. rex relative discovered in US
A newly discovered relative of T. rex stood just a metre or more tall at the…
LMC S154 is a symbiotic recurrent nova, study suggests
Astronomers have conducted observations of a symbiotic star in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), known as…
New species of tiny tyrannosaur foreshadows rise of T. rex
A newly discovered, diminutive—by T. rex standards—relative of the tyrant king of dinosaurs reveals crucial new…
Potential Mercurian Analogues: Aubrite and Enstatite Chondrite Impact Melt Meteorites
Abstract: The MESSENGER (MErcury Surface Space ENvironment GEochemistry and Ranging Spacecraft) mission provided new data that…
Review of Habitable Softgoods Inflatable Design, Analysis, Testing, and Potential Space Applications
Abstract: Inflatable space structures have the potential to significantly reduce the required launch volume of large…
Squid could provide an eco-friendly alternative to plastics
The remarkable properties of a recently-discovered squid protein could revolutionize materials in a way that would…
Hypervelocity Impact Testing and MMOD Risk Reduction
Abstract: Purpose: (1) Provide data to develop, update, and/or verify ballistic limit equations used in the…